Lonely Tree (2025)

A longtime addition in the park

A tree without its bark

There, standing true and strong

Yet something so very wrong

The roots, planted so long ago

Nurtured, watered; set to grow

But missing its protective cover

Like being in love without the lover

So much feeling for the tree

But it has an ache that few can see

It longs to have some connection

To feel love, warmth and protection

For the tree is dying inside

A fact that it cannot hide

It’s left to wither and moan

Too much of life it feels alone

It simply wants to leave its mark

On the heart of the one who ignored the bark

A Moment (2022)

Each season of life

Every moment filled complete

Laughs, tears, sadness, joy

As time starts to dim

Regret; never my choices

Life made by our bond

Within this second

Could not picture another

Until time ceases

Granny's Cloak Moth (2022)

 Stillness of the night:

Eyes appear, flutter and watch

Yet never can see 

 

In dimness of light

Hearing; sensations abound

Minimal vision

 

In dark I find might

Eyes fake; senses are keener

I Granny's Cloak Moth

Heffe (2017)

He could not be neater
the coffee team leader
gets everyone ready to know...

He buys the grounds
and waits for the sounds
while his baskets are all in a row...

The boss will go down
to the center of town
see that business is ready to sow...

The guy needs a vacay
but I know that he'll stay
to cut the ribbons and bow...

Loco (2017)

She is one crazy Latina
who likes the cantina
until it is her time to go...

Get her to chuckle
and you better buckle
cause you're in for a ride and a show...

She gets up too early
but she's never surly
with 3 little minis in tow...

Her coffee's a staple
then she'll have the maple
as payment instead of the dough...

The Corner Room (2017)

How does one voice being alone?

Without pleading or desperate tone?

That empty feeling: void and dull.

Hearing nothing, but the freeway lull.

Alone, sitting in this corner room.

It’s simply another hotel tomb.

The smell of bleach and stale rugs.

It’s just me alone with the bugs.

This silent room has a singular view.

One tiny window; the vision askew.

Turn on the set, maybe a show?

Or sit in the silence of the traffic flow?

Maybe a soak and use the amenities?

Or listen to the next room obscenities?

Oh, the vastness of this tiny corner.

Brings on sadness; that of a mourner.

Check-out comes sometime ‘round ten.

So, I can go home and be along again.

As We Lay Here Together (2011)

the chasm between us
grows larger each day
as we lay here together
only inches away

the depth of the rift
grown too deep to be seen
it's blackness expands
swallowing the brightest sheen

the silence in the void
speaks louder than screams
as we lay here together
no longer as it seems

at some point it will crumble
it's weight to much to bare
a divide we cannot fix
a shared lifetime we cannot repair

I Want to Remember (2010)

In this moment, I want to remember the past
I grasp at the memories that I know will last
I want to remember what I should not forget
And allow you to cover me in your loving net

I want to remember the time you had to scold
Remembering right after your loving hold
I want to remember when we laughed out loud
In the middle of a quiet and boring crowd

I want to remember all the lessons you taught
Forever grateful those can never be bought
I want to remember your words of advice
And pass them to my kids; once or twice

I want to remember that you were always there
To listen, to share, to teach, to laugh, to care
I want to remember the generosity you'd show
Not just to our family, but everyone you know

I want to remember that you chose me
You opened your arms and heart completely
I want to remember to be what you raised me to be
And know that you will always live in and through me

I want to remember to never forget
I want to remember
I want to remember
I will remember.